Deirdre has directed children’s theater at The Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport and the Bresnahan School and Immaculate Conception school in Newburyport. Deirdre is currently an early childhood education professor at Northern Essex Community College where she teaches Expressive Learning and using Multiple Intelligences in the classroom. A theater educator for over 30 years, Deirdre believes in the power of the arts to transform lives.